Coyle v3 Repaint

[The Loyalizer]

Decided to repaint my Coyle v3 blaster. After taking it apart and sanding down the parts, I hit the revolver and receiver parts with a couple coats of flat black. Once that was dry I rubbed on a few coats of powdered graphite, then sprayed it with a flat clear coat. This gives the parts almost a parkerized look to them. I left the magazine and side covers in their original finish. The flash lightens it up a bit, its darker in person.

Still haven't found a good way to get the grips to really polish up and shine.




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[hirohawa]

Nice work!

[joberg]

Good work and good piece

[phase pistol]

I'm not saying it'll work, but I have heard tell of using Future Floor Wax for shining up stuff. I'd say try it out first on some scrap material though.

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Karl

[propsjonnyb]

I use a plastic car body polish ('Ambusol' or Autoglym in the UK ) and put it on with a toothbrush and polish it off with a clean lint free cloth, I would think that most car body polish products would do, but do be careful, as some do have abrasives within them and you want ones that polish plastic especially . Do my eyes decieve me or is that a Poncho I recognise ??

[Bwood]

Oh, yeah, propsjonnyb. Does the name 'Clint Eastwood' come to mind?
Good eye, mate!

[Bwood]

[propsjonnyb]

Good comment about re-spraying with clear coat , but make sure the items is clean and dust free first, I always polish the grips using buffing mops and polishing compound as I've stated elswhere in this forum , but good results can be obtained by hand using mainly household and automotive products, elbow grease and lint free cloths . Oh and I do take then off to polish, especially the backs, as well , use a propriatary degreaser wash and dry completely - if your going to clear coat them - wear gloves - and allow them to dry in a dust free area and don't touch them until you are sure they are dry.

[joberg]

Clear coat spray varnishes (or plastic based)might change over the years (dust, light, etc) and can sometime yellow/dull your piece...always try on something else to make sure it safe to use

[hirohawa]

Try Novus plastic polish.

[The Loyalizer]

[racprops]

I would offer a new set of gips but none I currenly make will fit, so then you need a new inner and outer frames and then new butt plate and then figure out how to make them fit...

It can be done as I just did a set on my old stunt model to update it.

How are you with bondo and filler??

And repainting...oh never mind that, very well from the look of it.

Rich
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[The Loyalizer]

Swapping out the parts for new ones.... I dunno. There might be inaccuracies in this one compared to the worldcon version. But it's still part of the history of this prop's recreation. Don't think I'd want to swap parts out of it. After all, this used to be state of the art in repros at one time.
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[racprops]

Thanks for your replay.

It is nice not be busted for NOT getting it right, or 100% accurate from the get go, with out the information I would not see for 6 years in the future.

And yes I have received such complints, usely from non customers as why they will not buy...of all things.

Rich
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[Bwood]

Loyalizer, there are currently many clearcoat finishes available that will not yellow with age. They are water based instead of oil based, (which causes the yellowing) and are just as durable. Just look for the claim, "non-yellowing" or the like, somewhere on the label, or ask your retailer for a non yellowing product.